Classified

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Classified
Previous level	Shangri-La (chronologically by events) Moon (chronologically by events) Blood of the Dead (chronologically by events & map wise)
Next level	"Five" (chronologically by events) Moon (chronologically by events) Alpha Omega (chronologically by events)
Game	Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Character	"Tank" Dempsey, Nikolai Belinksi, Takeo Masaki, Edward Richtofen
Team	Ultimis
Place	The Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia, United States of America Area 51, Groom Lake, Nevada, United States of America
Date	Sometime between November 2nd, 1963 and November 6th, 1963
Objective	Survive against the limitless waves of the undead. Acquire the Project Skadi prototype.
Enemies	Zombies, Crawler Zombies, Hellhounds
Console codename	zm_office
Multiplayer map	Hangar 18
Zombies map	"Five" and Moon
Campaign level	U.S.D.D. and Rebirth

"Mankind must put an end to war - or war will put an end to mankind. (JFK, 1961)"

— Mission Briefing

Classified is a Zombies map that is included with the Black Ops Pass for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The fourth map featured in the game and the twenty-eighth map overall, it is a reimagining of the map "Five", which was previously featured in Call of Duty: Black Ops.

The map features the "Ultimis" crew - the original versions of"Tank" Dempsey, Nikolai Belinksi, Takeo Masaki and Edward Richtofen - as the four playable characters, replacing John F. Kennedy, Robert McNamara, Richard Nixon, and Fidel Castro. The map's story follows them as they investigate The Pentagon after being teleported there from Shangri-La via overloading a teleporter with the 31-79 JGb215.

With the release of Operation Grand Heist, Classified can now be purchased as a standalone map without having to acquire the Black Ops Pass for $7.99 USD.

Overview

Being a reimagining of "Five", Classified's layout is mostly identical. However, like Blood of the Dead, the remake of Mob of the Dead, there are a few new rooms added to the map, including the Central Filing and Main Offices on the first floor, and the Server Room in the War Room. The Perk-a-Colas are replaced by the new perk system introduced in Black Ops 4. In addition to this, the steps taken to reach the Pack-a-Punch Machine have also changed. There are also several new Mystery Box locations as well, with the initial Mystery Box location being either in the Main Offices or on the upper level of the War Room.

Story

In Classified's Intro Cutscene, the Ultimis crew is shown attempting to teleport from Shangri-La to Groom Lake in order to continue Richtofen's Grand Scheme. Just as they are about to leave, Tank fires the 31-79 JGb215, accidentally overloading the teleporter and sending them hurtling through space and time to the Pentagon in 1963. Ultimis, finding the Pentagon mostly abandoned, begin to loot the facility of its weapons and supplies, including the Winter's Howl. Samantha Maxis, still in control of the Zombies and trapped in the M.P.D on the moon, witnesses these events.

Simultaneously, Anton Gersh and Yuri Zavoyski activate a Gersh Device for the first time trapping Gersch inside the Casimir Mechanism and allowing Samantha to corrupt Yuri and send him to the Pentagon. Upon arrival, Yuri initiates a Zombie outbreak but is prevented from participating himself by Samantha. The Zombies attack Ultimis.

Ultimis endeavors to leave the Pentagon and arrive at Groom Lake, building the Teleporter Signal Amplifier in order to do so. Upon arriving, however, they discover a mostly abandoned Groom Lake with no known connection to the Moon. Samantha also speaks directly to Richtofen, discouraging him from continuing his quest and insuring him she will do everything in her power to make him fail.

Through unknown means, Ultimis is able to re-link the Groom Lake teleporter with Griffin Station, and the events of Moon play out as they originally did. Some time after, Ultimis returns to Earth and travels to some point in time before it was destroyed. They are captured and imprisoned by the remains by American forces, but are rescued by "Primis". "Primis" Nikolai recruits them to fight in the Great War, and the two groups depart through a portal.

Gameplay

As could be expected, the map plays much like "Five". The map is split into three floors, the Office Floor, War Room, and Laboratories. Initially, the player can only travel between levels using Elevators, which cost 500 points to use. After turning on the power, teleporters activate on all floors, allowing the map to be more quickly and easily traversed. The location the player will teleport to is random, but the player can at least control what level they go to by paying attention to the symbol floating in the teleporter. An Office Chair brings the player to the Offices, A Control Panel brings the player to the War Room, and A Flask brings the player to one of the teleporters in the labs.

Once the power is on, 4 "DEFCON" switches can be flipped in the War Room to lower the Pentagons security and allow the player to teleport to new areas. Initially, activating DEFCON 5 will bring the player to the "Panic Room". The Panic room includes a piece of the Teleporter Signal Amplifier, and is initially free of Zombies for 30 seconds, providing players with a slight break. Once the Teleporter Signal Amplifier is built and in place, the War Room's central teleporter will bring players to Groom Lake, where they can use the Pack-a-Punch Machine.

The map also introduces two new buildables; the Riot Shield and the Teleporter Signal Amplifier, the latter being used to access the Pack-a-Punch Machine. With this modified teleporter, players are able to use the Pack-a-Punch Machine found in Groom Lake, the same place featured in the map Moon. The Electro-Shock Defenses return as well, although the locations for the parts needed to repair them are in different locations, with one spawning in the Server Room and the other spawning in the Porcine Research lab. The Winter's Howl also returns, and is obtainable from the Mystery Box and through completing the Project Skadi quest.

Unlike the original version, the Pentagon Thief is absent; he is instead replaced by Hellhounds. Like the original map, the Crawler Zombies return, and can now spawn on other levels of the map instead of just the Laboratories. The Bonfire Sale power-up also returns, and can be acquired by opening up areas of Groom Lake, which is achieved by surviving in said area every few rounds without leaving or going down.

Unlike other maps in Black Ops 4, Classified does not have a main quest. Instead, the ending cutscene plays automatically once players complete round 150.

Features

Weapons

Starting Weapons
Knife Welling (player-determined) Strife (player-determined) RK 7 Garrison (player-determined) Saug 9mm (player-determined) Essex Model 07 (player-determined) MOG 12 (player-determined) Frag (player-determined) Acid Bomb (player-determined) Claymore (player-determined) Wraith Fire (player-determined) Sentry (player-determined)

Special Weapons
Hellfire (player-determined) Overkill (player-determined) Path of Sorrows (player-determined) Ragnarok DG-5 (player-determined)

Off-Wall Weapons

Strife - 500 points (Side Passage) Essex Model 07 - 500 points (Conference Room) RK 7 Garrison - 700 points (Central Filing) Saug 9mm - 750 points (Main Offices) Escargot - 1000 points (Main Offices) MOG 12 - 1000 points (Deserted Hallway) Spitfire - 1150 points (War Room: Upper Level) MX9 - 1300 points (War Room: Upper Level) M1897 Trebuchet - 1400 points (War Room: Lower Level) Maddox RFB - 1400 points (North Laboratories) KN-57 - 1450 points (Porcine Research) ICR-7 - 1550 points (War Room: Lower Level) Vapr-XKG - 1550 points (Server Room) Auger DMR - 1550 points (North Laboratories) Bowie Knife - 3000 points (Weapon Testing) Titan - 3750 points (Morgue) Koshka - 4500 points (Weapon Testing)

Easter Eggs

Musical Easter Eggs

• The song, Shockwave by Kevin Sherwood can be activated by interacting with three bottles of vodka hidden around the map.
  • One bottle can be found in Central Filing, in the center of the room, placed on top of a set of filing cabinets.
  • Another bottle is located in the War Room on the bottom floor, under one of the control panels.
  • The other bottle is located in the Labs within the Porcine Research Lab, within a cabinet in the left most corner of the room.

Weaponry Easter Egg

• A free Winter's Howl can be obtained upon completion of Cold War Remedy.

Miscellaneous Easter Eggs

• In Groom Lake, if the player stays for 3 full rounds, one of the debris scattered around the area will be removed and a Max Ammo and Bonfire Sale power-up will spawn.

Jumpscare

• A jumpscare featuring an image of Primis Richtofen from the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Black Ops III's Shadows of Evil ending cutscene can be found by aiming at a light on a building in the left-hand side of Groom Lake with a sniper rifle.

Outro Cutscene

Transcript

Inside Hangar 4, post-Moon Ultimis are seen in a cell sitting together. Ultimis Takeo: We do not understand... the Earth? We saw it destroyed! Yet here we are! Ultimis Dempsey: It's more time-travel bullshit, Tak. Just hasn't happened yet. Speaking of BS... Ultimis Dempsey gets up and walks over to the end of the cage before turning around and walking up to Ultimis Richtofen. Ultimis Dempsey: How the hell did you get back in your body, Doc? Ultimis Richtofen: (moves over on his seat and laughs) Does it matter, Dempsey? Ultimis Dempsey then sits down between Ultimis Nikolai and Takeo, leaving Ultimis Richtofen on the other side of the cage. Ultimis Nikolai: I'll tell you what matters, Americans still give Nikolai his vodka! Ultimis Nikolai begins drinking his vodka when suddenly a portal forms in their cell. Primis steps through. Primis Nikolai: Is that your plan, Nikolai? To give up, and drink yourself to oblivion? Or do you want to make a difference, for once in your life? Ultimis Richtofen: (to Primis Richtofen) You?! Oh, scheiße. Primis Nikolai: You four must come with us. In time, it will make sense. But now- Groom Lake Alarm: Intruders on the base! Hangar 4! Primis Nikolai: Now we must go. Quickly, there is a war to be fought. Ultimis Dempsey turns to face Primis Nikolai. Ultimis Dempsey: War? What kind of war? Primis Nikolai: A war unlike any you have ever seen. Primis and Ultimis are seen facing each other's respective counterpart. Primis Nikolai: The Great War.

Round Theme

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• Deathsong

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Quotes

Main article: Classified/Quotes

Reels, Punched Cards and Phones

Main article: Classified/Reels, Punched Cards and Phone Messages

Ciphers

Main article: Classified/Ciphers

Documents

Main article: Classified/Documents

Wisps

Main article: Classified/Wisps

Achievements/Trophies

Name	Description	Points	Trophy	Icon
Cold War Remedy	In Classified, acquire the Projekt Skadi prototype	30	Silver
Breaking the Ice	In Classified, shatter 115 zombies in a single game	15	Bronze
Shock Value	In Classified, kill 115 zombies with electrical traps in a single game	15	Bronze
Power Struggle	In Classified, reach round 20 without turning on the power	15	Bronze
Preemptive Strike	In Classified, kill 60 Nova 6 Crawlers without letting them explode in a single game	15	Bronze
The Highest Office	In Classified, reach round 20 without using an elevator	15	Bronze
Crawl for Help	In Classified, while in last stand use a teleporter then get revived in a single game	15	Bronze
Step on the Gas	In Classified, kill 50 zombies while affected by Nova 6 Crawler gas in a single game	15	Bronze
Pent-up-agon	In Classified, complete 5 consecutive rounds leaving the war room elevator in a single game	15	Bronze
Going Everywhere Fast	In Classified, use a teleporter 7 times in less than a minute in a single game	15	Bronze

Gallery

Promo for Classified as seen in the Black Ops Pass promo.

A schematic for the American Pyramid Device.

A schematic for the Bus Driver seen in TranZit.

A blueprint for the Element 115 drill seen in the Nuketown Zombies loading screen and revised comic book page.

A portrait of Primis Nikolai Belinski.

"Last-Gen" Richtofen Jumpscare.

"Last-Gen" Richtofen Jumpscare in-Game.

Ultimis imprisoned.

Dempsey points out that Richtofen being back in his body is the result of "more time travel B.S".

Dempsey asks Richtofen how he got back in his body.

Richtofen laughs at Dempsey.

Richtofen questions the importance of Dempsey's question.

Nikolai drinks from his vodka bottle.

Nikolai's expression sours as Primis enters the cell.

Primis Nikolai enters through a portal.

Primis Nikolai scolds his older counterpart, asking him if he wants to make a difference for once in his life.

Primis Richtofen reunites with Ultimis Richtofen.

Primis Nikolai tells Ultimis that they must come with them.

Ultimis Dempsey asks Nikolai what "war" they will be fighting.

Primis and Ultimis unite, as Nikolai tells them they must fight The Great War.

Videos

Official Call of Duty® Black Ops 4 – “Classified” Zombies Experience Intro

Official Call of Duty ® Black Ops 4 Zombies — Classified Trailer

BLACK OPS 4 ZOMBIES "Classified" ENDING CUTSCENE!! NO CARTOON MODE! (COD- BO4 Zombies)

Ending cutscene.

Trivia

• Despite the Pentagon being in a significantly worse state during the events of Classified, it chronologically takes place before "Five".
• It is revealed that Ultimis Richtofen was able to regain his body after his zombified self interacted with his body in the hangar after completing his mission with his Primis version.
• A memo on one of the podiums in the spawn room states that there was an outbreak within the Pentagon on October 18th and that anyone who was infected is being kept in the labs for study. It also references the upcoming meeting between JFK and Fidel Castro.
• Several screens and documents in the War Room seem to imply that the Pentagon has been surveilling Ultimis for some time, as images of Verrückt, Shi No Numa, Der Riese, Kino der Toten, Ascension, and Shangri-La can be seen on them.
  • Additionally, images of Samantha in the M.P.D can be found.
• A formerly blacked out portrait of Primis Nikolai Belinski will appear in the Panic Room after knifing all crooked Presidential portraits in the Offices. This will cause the Ultimis Edward Richtofen portrait to fade to black.
• If the door to the room in the Main Offices containing Robert McNamara is interacted with enough times, Samantha will yell "He said, leave him ALONE!" and a total of forty Nova Crawlers will spawn.
• Unlike the original map, the windows within the laboratory will remain shut after the power is turned on, preventing players from jumping through them.
• The lightning going into the MPD on the loading screen of the map bears a striking resemblance to Ultimis Richtofen.
• The other three Ultimis crews' faces can also be seen underneath of Samantha's head.